U.S. dollar ticks down

The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.26 percent to 97.839 at 15:00. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.17 dollars from 1.1669 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3567 dollars from 1.3496 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 147.44 Japanese yen, lower than 147.73 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.8056 Swiss francs from 0.8074 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3771 Canadian dollars from 1.3777 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 9.5529 Swedish kronor from 9.5486 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

U.S. dollar ticks down

U.S. dollar ticks down

U.S. dollar ticks down

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Saturday.

This visit marks the first trip to China by a Canadian Prime Minister in eight years.

When briefing on the visit of Carney, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said President Xi Jinping will meet with the Canadian prime minister to provide new strategic guidance for further improving and developing China-Canada relations.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will hold separate talks and meetings with the Canadian prime minister to conduct comprehensive and in-depth exchanges on bilateral relations as well as issues of mutual interest.

The spokesperson said China looks forward to taking this visit as an opportunity to enhance dialogue and communication, increase political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, properly manage differences, address each other's concerns and consolidate the momentum of improvement in China-Canada relations to bring greater benefit for the two peoples.

Canadian PM arrives in Beijing for official visit